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Mauricio Pochettino Talks 'Most Painful' Harry Kane Decision Ahead of UCL Final

Mauricio Pochettino isn't revealing whether Harry Kane will start for Tottenham Hotspur against Liverpool, but he's called it the "most painful decision."

Kane has declared himself fit to play in Saturday's 2019 UEFA Champions League final after recovering from an ankle ligament injury. Whether or not Pochettino will start the England international, who has missed Spurs' last three matches in the competition, has dominated the build-up to the game at Madrid's Wanda Metropolitano Stadium.

Pochettino was asked how he's been approaching the Kane dilemma, per Football.London's Alasdair Gold and Rob Guest: "As always in football, it's painful when this type of game arrives and you can only use 11 players from the beginning.